Design Engineering Manager - Design Systems & Frontend

United States Digital Space LLC

United States

Remote

USD 200,000 - 270,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

SentrySoftware seeks a Manager, Design Engineering to lead the team behind Scraps, our design system. This role manages designers and front-end engineers building the infrastructure powering our UI development.

You will own the strategic roadmap, keep design and code in sync from Figma to production, and stay hands-on to accelerate agentic frontend development. Hire, level, and coach across both crafts while driving adoption across product teams.

Qualifications

3+ years in a full-time design system or design engineering team
2+ years of people management experience
Strong visual and interaction design with spacing, hierarchy, and micro-interactions
Fluency in React, TypeScript, CSS, and the DOM
Familiarity with Figma design systems tooling: components, variants, variables, auto layout, shared libraries, branching workflows
Balance long-term system thinking with product team delivery needs

Responsibilities

Manage and grow a team of engineers and designers—hiring, leveling, and coaching across both crafts
Own the strategic roadmap for the team: component prioritization, tool adoption, and refactors
Maintain UI quality and expression the company is known for
Keep design and code in sync—from tokens to production
Stay hands-on building components and infrastructure for fast front-end development
Drive adoption across product teams via documentation, lint rules, and efficient workflows